gardener

/ˈɡɑɹd.n̩.ɚ/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

enthusiastic, keen | experienced, expert, good | amateur

jobbing

The local jobbing gardener comes by twice a month to maintain our flower beds.

assistant, head

The head gardener spent all morning planning which vegetables to plant in spring.

organic

My uncle is an organic gardener who grows vegetables without any chemicals.

landscape, market

Definitions

noun

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

"Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena

At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.

A coachman who drives badly.

Get on, gardener! Get on, you slow and clumsy coachman. The allusion is to a man who is both gardener and coachman.

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who takes care of a garden

nurseryman

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

"Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena

Wiktionary

At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that

Wiktionary

Get on, gardener! Get on, you slow and clumsy coachman. The allusion is to a man who is both gardener and coachman.

Wiktionary

I had the gardener plant some trees.

Tatoeba · #268581

The gardener planted a rose tree in the middle of the garden.

Tatoeba · #278518

He is an amateur gardener, but his flowers are beautiful.

Tatoeba · #290170

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, gardener is marked as derogatory, obsolete, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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